Sporochnema tomentosum Womersley 1987
Publication Details
Sporochnema tomentosum Womersley 1987: 274-277, figs 99A, 100
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.
Request PDFPublication date: "14th December 1987"
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sporochnema.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Investigator Strait, South Australia; (Womersley 1987: 274) Holotype: Watson; 25 January 1971; ADU; A38180 (Womersley 1987: 274) Notes: Womersley (1987: 274) notes that the type was collected at a depth of 31 m.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tomentose, i.e., thickly and evenly covered with short more or less adpressed curled or curved matted hairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 04 July 2005
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 July 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
